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Hampton County council votes to publish 32,000 deleted emails after brief debate
Summary
Hampton County Council voted May 18 to download and make public roughly 32,000 deleted emails after Councilman Jordan Jinks pushed for transparency and Councilman Marvin Love raised procedural questions; the motion passed 4–1.
Hampton County Council voted on May 18 to download and publish about 32,000 deleted emails after a short debate over whether to accept an administrator-provided email report or release the underlying records.
Councilman Jordan Jinks moved to download the deleted emails and Chairman Roy Hollingsworth seconded the motion. Jinks framed the question in procedural terms, asking, "If we're good with forensic audit, and CPST audit findings, why can't we just accept the email report provided by the administrator?" The council voted Hollingsworth, Thompson Jr., Williams and Jinks in favor and Marvin Love opposed; the motion passed 4–1.
Councilman Marvin Love asked for clarification of the process for releasing emails to the public before the vote; the transcript records his request but does not provide further detail on the procedural answer given. The council did not record additional conditions in the open meeting minutes about redaction, timelines or the format for release.
The motion was made during the agenda item described as "Moving Forward on the 32,000 Deleted Emails" and is recorded in the meeting minutes as an adopted council action. The council may take further procedural steps to implement the download and public posting of the records.
